Hurricane home demolitions under way in Terrebonne

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Mar 25, 2010 at 6:08 PM

HOUMA — Roughly 35 Terrebonne homes have been torn down in the past month, thanks to a special FEMA program that pays for 100 percent of the demolition costs.The parish has until Sept. 13 to demolish nearly 230 or more Hurricane-Ike damaged homes, mostly in southern Terrebonne.DRC Group of Alabama and local subcontractors began taking apart the rundown buildings Feb. 26 with 35 demolished as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Geoffrey Large, Terrebonne's assistant Planning director. Another 18 structures were either torn down by their owners or fixed up to become sheds or buildings without electrical or water connections, Large said.So far, FEMA has set aside $1.62 million to demolish 111 homes, each deemed structurally unsound following Ike in 2008. The parish is expecting another $1.62 million from FEMA in coming days for an additional 114 homes. And still another 40 homes may be torn down, but that batch is still under review by FEMA for eligibility, Large said.For the full story, see Friday's Courier and Daily Comet and visit houmatoday.com and dailycomet.com.

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